Installation work of Detroit-based artist Lauren Rice in her first DC solo exhibition. Similar to set designs for theatrical events, the landscapes Rice creates in her sculptural work are fantastical - elements appear to collapse, levitate, burst and grow within the gallery space. With Heirlooms, Rice references gardens, flowers and vases, while simultaneously vulgarizing their traditional preconceptions as feminine and romantic.

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A collective of 13 DC-based artists share their vision of what it means to live, feel, grow and evolve as latinos ... coming into a new reality and a new life, in a place where the language is different, the flavors different and everything takes shape differently. Here and there at once. Your self-identity and present reality in a state of conflict.

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OPEN HOUSE | FEBRUARY 5, 2011 Colors and Threads:Preserving a Cultural Heritage
A journey through Oaxaca, its people and culture with a
special open house dedicated to weaving, one of the state's most deep-rooted
traditions.

DUE TO FLIGHT
CANCELLATIONS, WEAVER ELSA ABIGAIL MENDOZA ANTONIO AND ANA PAULA
FUENTES, DIRECTOR OF THE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF OAXACA, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
ARRIVE TO WASHINGTON IN TIME FOR TOMORROW’S PROGRAM. THE EXHIBITION WILL STILL BE OPEN FOR VIEWING FROM 12 TO 4PM.

THE PROGRAM IS RESCHEDULED FOR 6:30PM ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH

12:30 - 2:00 pmWeaving demonstration on a backstrap loom by Elsa AbigailMendoza Antonio from Santo Tomás Jalieza, Oaxaca.3:00 pmAna Paula Fuentes, director of the Textile Museum of Oaxaca, willdiscuss the history and work of the Textile Museum.

Admission is free and open to the public.
RSVP to cdiaz@instituteofmexicodc.org

The show Drive By at Project 4 Gallery features six artists whose drawings, paintings, collages, and video art offer unexpected insight into the common scenes we observe while moving through the structures of an urban and suburban landscape. People play a periphery role in the artwork and are frequently absent altogether. The material objects that encapsulate our urban lifestyle take on subtle psychological, emotional, and spiritual characteristics. Mundane landscapes and ordinary object are transformed by the artist into quiet reflections of the intangible structures that form the individual experience in a Western culture.

The featured artists Kim Beck, Martyn Blundell, Zlatko Cosic, Sarah McKenzie, Michael A. Salter, and Gregory Thielker take different approaches to explore what we miss when driving by seemly unimportant landscapes, too trivial for our conscious recognition or attention.http://www.project4gallery.com/

For the past five years, Glazer’s work has been heavily influenced
by chaos and complexity theories’ perspectives on the unpredictability
of natural phenomena. As her latest Clouds series (on view
from February 4th 2011 to February 24th 2011 at Hillyer Art Space)
demonstrates, the artistic process is analogous to the dynamical
systems posited by chaos and complexity theories — that is, an artwork
takes shape within particular conditions of time, place, medium and the
artist's own hand, finally unfolding as these unpredictable forces
interact.

Monstrous: Jessika Tarr

Exhibition Dates: Feb 4 - Feb 25, 2011

Emerging from the dark yet whimsical world of children’s literature, Jessika Tarr’s exhibition Monstrous features
works that are both narrative and theatrical. Just as German story
books combine dark and provocative themes with seemingly innocent
illustrations, her works contain a tension between content and style.

Members' Gallery: Artists' Advisory Committee Show

February's Members' Show features work by Hillyer Art Space's Artists' Advisory Committee members. The Artists' Advisory Committee is comprised of well-known artists' from the Washington DC area and is primarily responsible for selecting artists for Hillyer Art Space's exhibitions. Come see specially created work by Billy Colbert, John Blee, Tom Wolff, Manon Cleary, Pat Goslee, Barbara Liotta, Judy Southerland, and Foon Sham in this unique Members' Show